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Handsome Zen lie Fevre.

Congressman Ben lie Feyre of Ohio
) IL large and handsome bachelor, and
las suaye manners. IL spends Il good
eal of his time entertaining the ladies
Who visit the Capitol, and is found in
ne ladies gallery as often as in his
eat. The walters in the restaurant
llways expect him down with one of
lis lady friends about ! J O'Clock, and
Usually save up something nice. He
rcats all his f,,vorites impartially, but
iislikes u crowd, and never invites
more than one to lunch with him. Mr..
lie Fevre has adopted system of
,lgnals for communicating with his
sly friends, and has gwen the key to
ute number of them, for he is not
eyoted to any particular one. When
re wants lady to lunch with him, for
Instance, he makes sign toward the
gallery where she is sitting and she,
ike Davy Crockett's coon, comes
DOWN, so that he, being I heavy-waisted
man and short Of breath, will not have
. climb the stairs. Some of the MEM
,ers who sit alongside Of lie Fcyre in
he House have tumbled to this signal
business, having seen it going on for
i wear or more, and now watch the
Ohio Statesman to see what the effect
3. One of them says when they saw
LIE Fcyre signal the words Come
Town to lunch with me, yesterday,
Cney went out into the corridor to see
tho the lady was 10 their surprise
ney found IL Fevrc trying to dodge
INTO Il committee room. Ii SO happen
IL that the galleries We're pretty well
rowded with people, and Mr. lie
Feyre's lady friends were well repre-
,ented. When he gave the signal to u
particular one the rest saw it, and, sup
posing that it was intended for them,
..tch left her seat, and the six met in
ne corridor, all strangers to each other.
IS he had sworn upon his credentials
i Il Congressman that he loved each
olely and alone, he did not know what
ght happen if he met the crowd in
lie corridor. and lodged into the COM
attee room just in time to escape.
tnen | repeated the story to MIR. lie
eyre he declared there was not Il word
!. truth in it, and insisted that the six
dies were all soliciting subscriptions
or benevolent purposes. He would
ave contributed TO one or two of them,
ut Id not like to give away money to
uarity by wholesale, and when he saw
. many he lodged them, rs any other
Congressman would have DONE
CAtcago Aems
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
THE Fight AT PEA Ridge.
Sketch of the Most Uncivilized
Battle of the Civil War.
INDIANS TAKE A HAND.
The Authorities Have Not Decided to
This Day Which Whipped.

Federal and Confederate Armies Fight
Two DAYS and Then withdraw-Por-
traits of the Leaders ON Both Sides.
Albert Pixies Indians Use Tomahawks
and Scalping Knives-Gen. Van Dorn's
Prociamation-A Fierce Battle Whose
Story Has Not Been Fully Written.
The battle of Pea Ridge was fought Fri
day and Saturday, March and s. 1862 The
dead were buried ON Sunday. If the fight
had taken place east of the Mississippi it would
have taken a prominent place in history.
But it was fought in the northwestern corner
of Arkansas. Railroads had scarcely pene-
trated into that region yet, and telegraphs
were mysterious things which good many
people did not oven believe in. Therefore
the full history of Pea Ridge has never been
written. Yet that fight is entitled to one
unhappy distinction: 1t was the most barbar-
Gus battle of the civil war.
During the first years of the war, the south
had better generals than the north. As early
as the summer of 1861, the Confederacy sent
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

from Lossing's civil War taws, Comanches
in America. and Cherokees.
Chief John Ross, of the Cherokee nation op.
posed him, but at length yielded to the impor-
tunities of the tribe and struck a bargain
with the Confederate agent Pike was the
regularly accredited commissioner Of the
Confederate States of America to the Indians.
He promised to pay to the red men the annu-
tiles they had heretofore received from the
United States. He also promised 10 take the
southern part of the Indian territory under
Confederate protection. This included the
country of the Choctaws and Chickasaws.
Pixies design was to secure in time the whole
Indian territory to the Confederacy
The Indians raised force of 5000 men for
the war. Jefferson Davis had authorized
Pike to enlist three regiments The Indian
agreement was ratified at a mass meeting at
Tahlequah, the Cherokee capital. 1t was
signed by "John Ross, Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation" 1t was secretly against
his will, however. His wife, young, well
educated woman, was SO opposed to it that
she drove off the men who tried to raise a
Confederate flag over her house, and they
had to give up the attempt. This was the
last of August 1861. John Ross was nearly
white, having only one-eighth Indian blood.
He was a man fit for a great leader any.
where. He had cast his lot with his Indian
brethren, although his appearance gave no
sign of the dusky blood in his veins For
more than forty years he had acted as the
Moses who led his tribe from barbarism to
civilization. He escaped north with his fam
lily in the summer of 1862
Ross Indians, however, with those o.
other tribes, joined the Confederate army
under Albert Pike, who was made briga-
der general.
In December, 1861. the Confederate general,
Sterling Price, who had advanced again into
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

GEN. PRICE, C. S. A. would follow his
proclamation. He was doomed to disappoint-
ment, in great measure.
About 5000 Missourians joined his stand
ard, but no more
Meantime. Nov. !, 1861 Mcclellan had
been appointed comnander-in chief Of all the
armies, and there had been q shaking up Of
generals and new deal all around. Fremont
was removed from the department Of the
Missouri and the command given TO Halleck.
Fremont had once driven Price out of Mis-
souri, into Arkansas. But on Fremont's 10
tirement Price Immediately returned to the
old ground and issued the lively proclama
ton.
As soon as he could get squared about in his
new seatsat st. Louis Halleck sent Brig. Gen.
Samuel r. Curtis after Price with an army
which finally, including the re-eaforcemeuts
added from time to time, amounted to l2,-
O95 men. Curtis was an Ohio man, West
Point graduate, and be had been a colonel il
the Mexican war He had been a congress
man from Iowa, and lived in that state when
the civil war broke out
An instructive part Of war history is got
from reading the correspondence and the re-
ports in the government archives. Nearly
all the generals in the field constantly beg the
department commanders for rc-enforccrnents
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03


alton fell with a From Lossing's ''Civil Var
ring: @Are Nilsson in America.
rians no longer true to themselves" he said.
"Are they a timid, time-serving race, fit
only for subjugation to a despot?
Awake, my countrymen! Come
to us, brave sons of the Missouri
valley! Rally to our Standard must have
$4,000 men. = 9 Do you stay at home to
secure terms with the enemy? Then l warn
you the day soon may come when you win
be surrendered to the mercies of that enemy,
and your substance given to the Hessians and
Jayhawkers. Leave your property to take
care of itself. Come to the army of the Mis-
souri,, not for a week or a month. but to free
your country. = . 1, at least, will never
see the chains fastened upon my country |
will ask for six and one-half feet of Missouri
soil in which to rcpose, for | will not live to
see my people enslaved'
[Gen Sterling Price went through the war. and
after it closed migrated to Mexico. He was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
wants the government to manufacture

wants the government to manufacture
sufficient paper money to supply the
wants of the people. desires the govern
ment to become vast banking institu-
ton, to loan money at per cent or
less to whoever wants it and have real
estate, etc. These are but a moiety of
the erudities and radically undemocratic
doctrines advocated by him, but they
will suffice. In the words of an emil
nent writer, ''True American working
men can have no sympathy with the
notion of a government of office-holders,
by office-holders, for office-holders.
BoETHIUs.
February %, 1887.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
Bewildcred Geese.


Beetles and moths flutter fatally into
the flames of our lamps; and storm
driven swallows and sea-birds dash
blindly against the lighthouses on the
coast, and fall dead upon the rocks be-
low. A sparrow has been seen to tly
into room in the evening, and per-
sistently and painfully scorch its wings
by repeatedly flying into the blazing
gas; and u ruffled grouse one winter
evening was known to fly headlong
through pane of glass into the hall
of a house in thickly-settled village.
Doubtless records of innumerable SINH
lar instances could be collected but it
is not often that whole flock of wild
geese startle a man so strangely as the
flock thus described in the Hartford
Times:
Among the many folklore weather
theories-the goose-bones, the muskrat-
houses, and the husks on the corn
there is one, directly connected with
the flight of the wild geese, in which
some observers seem inclined to be-
lieve. If the geese generally come
down from their hyperborean solitudes
very early, say before the end of Octo-
Der, it is held to indicate an early set
ting-in of winter, and hard and long
one, too. If, on the other hand, they
make their southwark emigration late,
toward the close of November, and
come scattering along at irregular in
teryals, the fact is regarded as indicat-
ing. a more open winter If this idea
has any foundation in fact, this winter
ought To be good one to test it. New
er have the geese acted so unreasona-
bly, or SO strangely. Beginning their
migration with few focks at the close
of October, they seem to have kept it
up in scattering, irregular way, until
the present time, about the middle of
December During the driving snow
storm of Tuesday, Dec. Z. large flock
of these migrating birds was reported
rs coming down, blinded and confused
By the snow, into farmers orchard
in Litchfield county, between New
Hartford and Winsted Attracted by
the din they made, the owner went out
and found flock of wild geese blindly
Tapping and Hopping about in the
thickly-falling snow, and one, which
was knocked down by flying against
the limb of an apple-tree. he succeeded
in capturing, while the rest got up and
off again. But the flock had evidently
lost their bearings in the thick, driving
storm. The queer thing seemed to be
that any flock Of geese should be such
geese as to tarry in the far north so
late in December. Usually they come,
the great body Of them, full month
earlier, flying over Connecticut before
the middle of November. -Suiss Cross.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

What is this toboggan business that
we read 50 much about in the papers,
he asked in . Grand River avenue store
the other day as he and his wife stood
warming their hands at the stove
..Why, toboggan is high platform
with an 10y slide running down.
Yes
You get up there with your sled,
take a pretty girl ON for partner, and
down you go like CREASED lightning.
Girls are willing, are they
"Oh, yes. 4
.Lots Of EN- around?"
dozens Of EN-.
sAny toboggan nigh here"
"Now, that's enough!'' said the wife
as she turned on him. ''If there was
twenty toboggans between here and
the city hall you'd go right along and
sell them butter and eggs and then jog
home with me without a slide"
Yes. reckon I'd have TO, remark
ed the old man with an awful sigh, and
then he changed the subject to brown
sugar and baking-powder. Detroit Free
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

From Lossngs Civil War reached camp at
in America Boston mountains
March Q, 1862 A salute of forty guns was
fired to welcome him, and he addressed the
troops. He issued proclamation 70 this
effect:
Soldiers behold your leaderl Flo comes
to show you the way to glory and immortal
renown. He comes to hurl back the minions
of the despots at Washington, whose ignor
ance, RIGHTEOUSNESS and brutality are equaled
only by their craven natures. = . = The
flag of our country is waving on the southern
borders Of Missouri, planted there by my
hands, under authority from our chief magis
trate. 8 Shall it wave there in melan-
choly loneliness, as a fall leaf in our primeval
forests, or shall its beautiful field and bright
stars faunt in the breeze over the bright bat
talions of Arkansas, of Texas and of Louisi
ana, as they are marshaling to do battle with
Missouri for victory, for honor and for indie
pendencel Awake, young men Of Arkansas.
and arm! Beautiful maidens CT Louisiana,
smile not on the craven youth who may lin
ger by your hearth when the rude blast of
war is sounding in yonr ears! Texas chiv-
airy, 70 arms"
Price had not relreated to Boston mountains
because he did not mean to fight He wished
10 gain time for reinforcement, and also Il
favorable position for battle lie was joined
by Gen. McColloch and By Albert Pike with his
Indians. On the morning of March ;, Gen.
Van Dorm moved forward at the head OF
about $4,000 troops, under Gems. Price, Nc.
CullOch, Mcintosh and Pike
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

help, saving he could hold out no longer
Again there was no assistance. "Pcrsevercn
said the commanding general. He did so,
till fourth of bis men ny dead, dying and
wounded upon the field. When the left and
confer were safe, and Asboth Gen. Curtis
and later Sigcl himself, pressed to Carrs aid,
they found him fighting on still, with shat
tered army, and the ground for a mile strown
with his dead and wounded.
The fighting was renewed holly as ever for
u time and Asboth was wounded. Then
night fell, and both armies bivouacked upon
the field, with the dead and dying all about
them.
In the morning Of March 8, there was moro
fighting around Elkhorn tavern. The force
0f both armies was concentrated there
Sigel's men with several heavy batteries bore
the brunt of it. Gen. Davis opened a cross
fire on the Confederate left. Cannon thunder
and iron hail filled the air with terror, till at
last the Confederates could endure it 10
longer Their batteries were planted upon
the hills Of Pea Ridge. They turned TO fly,
and Sigels men were dashing up tho hills
after them. IL was picturesque sight.
Curtis says in his report
"The upward movement Of the gallant
Thirty sixth Illinois, with its dark blue limo
of men and its cleaning bayonets, steadily
rose from base to summit, where it dashed
forward, driving and scattering the enemy
from these commanding heights"
So ended the battle Of Pea Ridge. II was
not n victory for either side, but it ended the
fighting in that part of Arkansas and Mis-
souri, Ii was fought in a corner near the
border line Of three states, Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Kansas and tine Indian Territory. Van
Dorm cncamped with his men eight miles
from the battle field and buried his dead I'M
der flag Of truce. Then he went his way
south of Boston mountains, getting off
with nearly all his baggage. The loss on
each side was about 1000. Both armies had
had enough of fighting for time. Curtis
encamped at Keitsyille to rest and care for
his men.
Pixies Indians tomnhawkcd their fallen foes
ard scalped and mutlated them. a Confed-
crate officer, in "A letter TO The Richmond
Wing declared that he saw the Texans doing
tho same thing. On the other hand, Van
Dorm charged that some Of Sigels men mur.
dered several prisoners of war in cold blood.
u must be remembered that Pea Ridge was
speciri-pa 81 horde. warfare
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
VOLUME az
Notice of Judicial Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN, ! &C
frorrxTy or GRAHT "a

COUNTY OF GRANT.
In pursuance of law, and due notice given by
the secretary of State:
Notice is hereby given, That at the Judicial
election to be held In the several towns. wards,
villages and election districts in Grant County
State of Wisconsin, on the first Tuesday OF
April being the
FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, A. d. 1887,
the following officers are to be elected, towit:
An Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court,
for the full term commencing on the first Mon
day in January A. d. 1893. in place OF Harlow
S. orion. whose term of Office will expire on
said first Monday in January. 1888.
Said election to be held and conducted, votes
canvassed and returns made in accordance with
Jaw.
Given under my hand and official seal at Ian
caster in said County this 2Sth day of February,
A. ID. i3s7.
JOHN THOMAS,
Comfy ERIK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

an eiillSSafy WeSJ 10
stir up the Indians
against the United
States 6 ver :
lncnt. This was
Albert Pike, the
poet, a man of fine
! hysiquc and per-
suasive tongue, He
labored successful
ly with the tribes
of the Indian terri
tory, the Greeks,
ChiclIasaws, Choc-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
NOTICE TO CREDIToRs.-THoMAs Iona.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.-THoMAs Tomas
State of Wisconsin, County Court for Grant
County-In Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Thomas Tomas,
deceased
Notice is hereby given, that the claims and de.
mands of all persons against Thomas Tomas, late
Of the town of Lancasfer in said county deceased.
will be received. examined and adjusted by
George w Parker NJ. U. Shearer and w. Stevens.
Commits sioners appointed by the County Court of
said county. at COVERS Hall. in the village of
Fennimore, In said county of Grant on the
SIXTH DAYS OF JUNE AND SEPTEMBER,
A. ID. 1887
Also that {6) months from and after the 25th day
Of February A. d. 1887. is the time limited for
the creditors of said Thomas Tomas deceased
present their claims to said Commissioners
for examination and allowance.
Dated February 25. A. ID. 1887.
BY order of the Court,
GEO. B. CARTER.
1w4 County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
TsTATE-THoMAs WEBB, Deceased.

ESTATE-THoaAs WEBB, Deceased.
State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the regular term
of the County Court, to be held in and for said
County. at the Court House in the City of Lam
caster, in said County, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF APRIL, A. d. 1887,
being the 9th day of April, 1887. at the hour of
one o'clock in the afternoon. the following matter
will be heard and considered
The application of Ann Webb for the appoint
mcnt of an administrator for the estate of
Thomas Webb, deceased, late of Hazel Green,
Grant County, Wisconsin.
By order of the Court,
GEO. B. CARTER, County Judge.
Dated February "a, 1887. Iva
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

Missouri with H.
coo men, made a
rousing appeal TO
the men of that
state to join him.
Price had been a
brigadier in the
Mexican war. He
was a Virg;nian
born, but settled in
Missouri. He was
governor of that
state from 1858 to
1857. He was the
leading spirit of
secession in Mis-
souri,. His proclaim
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN
STATISTICS

Population. ......................... 1889
Area in square miles....-........... Lose
State valuation of property for 1882. .S12, 00g 66s
GRANT COUNTY, one of the oldest and larges
counties in the state, is situated in the extreme
southwest corner-in size being about the same
area as the state OF Rhode Island. Its first set
Element dates back to 1927.
The County now ranks sixth in population
and twelfth in wealth. The principal products
are Corn, Oats, Cattle and Hogs, Of the latter
immense quantities are shipped every year.
GRANT COUNTY, TO settlers, still offers advan-
tages equal if not superior to any County in the
State, and Is destined to grow in the future as in
the past.
The County is traversed by four Railroads, on
havingits terminus in the County at LANCASTER
the County Seat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

The surprise was complete. Not till the
morning al March :. did Curtis discover
what his enemy was up t.. Then with the
utmost haste he wheeled his men about and
changed rear to front, and stretched his army
in limo of battle across Pea Ridge. Van
Dorns force was twice as large rs his own,
and included Indians ami border Texans
Curtis battle line extended east and west
across Pea Ridge between three and four
miles from Sugar creek TO Elllhom tavern.
With this hastily changed Federal front the
two armies faced each other Ike this;
ConfederateS ON the north, Federals on the
south;
Mccullough Mcintosh, Price
Gross Timber Hollow.
Sge Asboth, Davis. Carr.
The names are those of Van Dorn's and
Curtis division commanders. Gen. Alexander
Asboth Ind charge Of Curtis cavalry and
artillery. Cross Timber Hollow was deep
and difficult ravine, covered with fallen trees
between the two armies. Through this hollow
they Ind to reach each other.
Col Ostcrhaus, of Chicago, opened the
fight by an attack on Van Dorn's center
at 1880 in the morning, March Z just as he
commenced this movement word was hastily
brought to Curtis that his pickets had been
driven in
SO the battle was begun. Soon there was
tremendous fighting Tho woods swarmed
with Confederates, who seemed to spring from
the ground Cars division, on the extreme
right, had been heavily attacked, and Oster
haus was driven back. Curtis had ordered
Gen. Davis to the relief of Carr on the right
but Osterhaus men came flying back upon
the center. The order 70 Davis was counter
mandcd and he was told to stay and help
Osterhaus He quickly changed his line of
march under fire Very shortly Gen. Davis
found himself and Osterhaus fighting McCul
loch, Mcintosh, Pike and all Pixies Indians
with the poet and John Ross at tho head OF
them Back he and Osterhaus wavered, and
then gathered strength and advanced again.
They swayed back and forth in storm Of
shot Al at once the Eighteenth Indiana
came sweeping down upon the flank and rolr
of the Confederate center with bail and
bayonct. It settled the fortune of tho day
then. The Confederates broke and fed
Both Gems BlcCulloch and Mcintosh fell
MORALLY wounded Their forces tried to re-
form, but Sigcl came up with two batteries
of heavy artillery and it was all over.
Then Sige moved over to the Federal right
to help Carr That day Carr had fought
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was fortunately with them, however, having
staid with the rear guard He handled the
brave 600 SO sldllfully, now fighting, now re-
treating, always nearer TO Curtis and Pea
Ridge, that be managed to bring them nearly
all off in safety, over distance of ten miles.
Sigel is now United States pension agent at
New York.
Curtis's front was to the south, from which
direction he expected the enemy to come
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

The late Commodore Vanderbilt was
he Of the strongest men we ever
acw. and yet lie labored under the
fusion that clairvoyant whom he
II once met was able to tell from the
.ere inspection of a lock of hair the
foublc that the owner of the hair suf-
cred from We repeatedly heard him
vow his belief in the elairvoyant, and
lnew him once to send member of
congress to her for treatment.--M \.
Le.}geg.
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seven mortal hours
against Price. Van
Dorm himself was
in command here
most Of the day,
and here the most
terrific fighting Of
the battle took
place. Early in
the day Col. Carr
had sent TO Curtis
for re- enforce
nents. They could
not be spared. He
fought on, and
.-,..,, ,,.Y,., pnr,t f,t.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

After the opera: Twelve year old
misS-The opera was very long, wasn't
it mamma? Mamma-Yes. daughter,
and very stylish. Miss-The ballet
girls don't sing, 10 they mamma?
Mamma-No, daughter. Miss-Why
do they have the ballet, then, mamma?
Papa-To make the opera as broad as
it is long, daughter. Don't ask any
more questions. - Washington critic. /